Catholic Church

last week pope francis disappointed advocates for the ordination of women. his previous statements on the death penalty and communion for th...

Matthew Schmitz

pope francis has long argued that a thoroughgoing response to sexual abuse requires a conversion of heart and of ecclesial culture, rather t...

Fr Raymond de Souza

“because of cases in which people are falsely accused of blasphemy, the whole of pakistani society is suffering. many people would say we ar...

John Pontifex

at last, asia bibi is free. six months after her acquittal on a trumped-up charge of blasphemy, the pakistani government has confirmed that ...

David Alton

in budapest last weekend, i loved the collision of architectural styles: onion-domed churches from the east; classical palaces from italy; t...

Harry Mount

when the pope mentioned the projected canonisation of a communist-era cardinal, the reactions demonstrated the passions still surrounding th...

Jonathan Luxmoore

as voters across europe prepare to elect a new european parliament, bishops have urged continued support for the european union against a cu...

Jonathan Luxmoore

an interesting question in the wake of pope francis’s reform of reporting law and bishop accountability measures is: who will be first? in t...

Christopher R. Altieri

pope francis introduced reform legislation last week requiring all clerics and religious – men and women – to report abuse, cover-up, or sus...

Christopher R. Altieri

philadelphia pro-lifers rally after ‘shame on you’ videos a series of videos by a pennsylvania politician has prompted more than 1,000 pro-l...

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